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CHAPTER 14
Generating Reports
of Network Activity
Accounting for Internet usage can be a challenging
network administration task. One of the best ways to
provide hard data for accounting and management
purposes is to generate detailed reports showing how
the Internet connection is being used and by whom.
A good report generation facility should be able to
identify and summarize key issues such as:
•
When do I need a wider bandwidth connection to
the Internet and why?
•
What usage patterns are users developing and
how do those patterns relate to the security of the
network and the goals of the corporation?
•
How do current user patterns reflect the values
and concerns of the corporation in regard to
creating a productive workplace?
Historical Reports is a reporting tool that creates sum-
maries and reports of Firebox log activity. It generates
these reports using the log files created by and stored
on the WatchGuard Security Event Processor (WSEP).
You can customize reports to include exactly the infor-
mation you need in a form that is most useful to you.
Summary of Contents for Firebox X10E
Page 1: ...WatchGuard Firebox System User Guide WatchGuard Firebox System ...
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Page 44: ...Chapter 2 Service and Support 22 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 61: ...Cabling the Firebox User Guide 39 ...
Page 68: ...Chapter 3 Getting Started 46 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 78: ...Chapter 4 Firebox Basics 56 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 156: ...Chapter 8 Configuring Filtered Services 134 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 182: ...Chapter 9 Configuring Proxied Services 160 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 220: ...Chapter 11 Intrusion Detection and Prevention 198 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 242: ...Chapter 12 Setting Up Logging and Notification 220 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 256: ...Chapter 13 Reviewing and Working with Log Files 234 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 274: ...Chapter 14 Generating Reports of Network Activity 252 WatchGuard Firebox System ...